How available are you?

I have a phone, cell phone, internet phone and a phone on my iPad yet I hate the phone and refuse to answer any of them. Yeah I am a freak.

Although my phone is always on me, I often switch it off (probably for at least half an hour a day) and I only check my personal emails once a day. I am available most of the time but I make sure that there are regular periods where I am not easily available.

With my husband gone, I am able to be reached 24/7. I sleep with my phone right next to my head, keep it within arms reach at just about all times, and my laptop volume turned up so that I will hear it if someone messages me. My laptop also sits on my bed at night. My house phone is always on.

When my husband is home, my laptop gets put away each night and I don’t always have my phone within arms reach, but the house phone is always on.

Are we talking for business or pleasure? I’m available for coffee or drinks between 2PM and 6:30PM daily. (I’m just saying…hahahahaha). I presume however, you are talking about technology and availability. My cell is on 24/7 but I have the restraint to just look and see who is calling and not pick it up if I am otherwise occupied at the moment.

All channels are open 24 hours a day. Phone, text, Facebook, and email all on my handheld = fast reply (usually minutes)

No landline, it’s totally unnecessary. With my celly then I’m accesible by text immediately for my mom, my bf, my job and my best friend; I rarely answer a ringing phone though unless I see the name that pops up with it and then I’ll only answer it if I can talk freely. If I’m awake at night and hear a text come in then I’ll check it but don’t always answer back until morning.

I am always available via cell phone and gmail and facebook. For those who matter, I’m never unavailable – they can always walk into my home without asking first, if necessary.

No. When I go to bed, I silence all my phones, and set my IM to “unavailable.” If the second coming happens in the middle of the night, I’m sleeping through it…

I am not. I answer my phone selectively. I don’t give out my cell phone number to people unless we are coordinating meeting up.

@marinelife ; You’re showing your age, darlin’! I know this cuz I’m the the same way. and apparently the same generation!

I am always available 24/7. Although I am very selective to whom I respond.

What @pearls said. I can always be reached. I don’t always respond. ;-)

@iamthemob I have to be because my parents are elderly and I want them to know that I am available at all times. Also, my children need to know this also.

I don’t even have a good reason other than technology pretty much makes it that way.

My cell phone is off when I go to bed and there are certain rare select situations where I choose not to take my cell phone with me, but other than that, my phone’s with me and people can contact me.

I can be contacted on instant messenger, or you can come to my house. Or, you can try and phone me on the land line, but ill only answer 60% of the time.

I’m a little odd regarding how and when i can be contacted. If you come to my house and wake me up at 4am ill greet you the same as i would greet you at 4pm. so you can contact me 24/7. just i dont own a mobile (cause i dont like them) and i only answer my landline most of the time.

hey! @Joybird wanna go out for drinks?

I liked when phones stayed home and sometimes you were just not available. Hello, caller ID. I carry my phone but I’m not always answering it.

I’m always available when my children aren’t home. If everyone is home, not so much. Children/husband first, everyone else can wait.

My cell is often dead, I need to charge it now! My bedroom phone is always turned off so I only answer if I can hear the phone in the living room ring. I often don’t answer anyway. I figure people will leave a message if they are not telemarketers.

I am available less than half of the time. I turn my phone to silent whenever I am sleeping and whenever I am spending time with someone. I also turn it to silent whenever I have any type of class or meeting. I regularly occupy quiet study areas of my campus, where my phone is…you guessed it…on silent. In addition, I turn it to silent whenever I just don’t feel like being bothered. I belong to the younger tech-happy generation, but I am not really one of them. I find texting and other such activities very rude when interacting with actual people, and I refuse to be on a gadget-imposed leash.

I’m pretty available except for certain hours of the day of my choosing.
I need to get away from all phones for a couple of hours each day. I’ll only respond to emergency text, during those times. Which will come from only 2 people. The rest I call back later.

My availability is highly variable but not in any predictable way.

If you call my cellphone at work then I may or may not be able to answer, but if I can, I generally will, at least for long enough to say that it’s a bad time. (I am not a fan of voicemail.)
If I am driving, I may or may not be able to use my speakerphone; my car is pretty loud at highway speeds.
IMs and e-mails may also get an immediate response if I notice the shaking in my pocket… or I may leave my Droid X in my pocket for a cheap thrill.
If you call me at 3AM, I may or may not be awake, but if I am (or get woken up) then I will make myself available long enough to tell you to at flaming horse cocks. I figure that if I am already awake, I may as well vent a little frustration on who/whatever woke me up.

So, in general I am quite available, but it may not be in your best interest to capitalize on my availability.

I am available 24/7 by phone or IM or in person.

I can’t be reached at work. We have a mobile-phone ban in the office. In an emergency, a caller would have to call one of the department managers. If it’s not an actual emergency I will get into trouble.

(The reason for the phone ban is because about 3 years ago an employee was caught texting out customers’ credit card numbers. There’s an internet ban in the office too for the same reason).

Outside of work I’m available on my mobile any time.

I am not available.

I ignore my phone for days a time. I check my email about once every 10 days. I don’t have a Facebook and I don’t have an active IM account. There’s a huge sign on the front gate that says No Solicitors. In other words… you need a Fluther account to get in touch with me ;)

my cell phone is dead half the time. I am usually available at work, if not immediately then people leave me a vm and I may call back. If people email me at work, if i’m there i will usually respond immediately. if i am out, i will usually respond ASAP. if people email me at home, i will usually respond within half a day, depending on my life at the time. If my cell phone is charged, and I’m out shopping or something, i often won’t answer it, because i’m someone that does not want to have long, casual conversations when i’m doing something else. I like to give people my full attention, and likewise, when i know my friends are out and busy, I don’t expect them to be talking to me at the same time. Quick, necessary conversations, yes, but detailed “how are things going for you” conversations, no.